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Srinivasan Jagannathan¹, Berthold Klaus Paul Horn, Purnima Ratilal

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. jsrini@mit.edu

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We developed a Minimum Energy Flow (MEF) method to estimate forces driving motion in density images. This approach predicts fluid flow and density changes, revealing cell division drivers and fish shoal dynamics.

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Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Image analysis
Biophysics

Background:

Observing motion in density images is crucial for understanding physical and biological systems.
Estimating underlying forces from visual data remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and apply methods for estimating forces driving motion from density image sequences.
To predict velocity and density evolution using these estimated forces.
To analyze diverse phenomena, from cellular processes to large-scale animal behavior.

Main Methods:

Formulation and application of a Minimum Energy Flow (MEF) method.
MEF estimates both incompressible and compressible flows from time-varying density images.
Force-estimation techniques applied to experimentally obtained density images across various spatial scales.

Main Results:

Demonstrated that cell division is driven by apparent pressure gradients within cells.
Quantified inter-shoal dynamics, including fish group coalescence over tens of kilometers.
Analyzed fish mass flow and stresses within large fish shoals.

Conclusions:

The MEF method provides a robust framework for analyzing forces and dynamics in density image sequences.
The approach is applicable to a wide range of spatial scales and phenomena.
Reveals fundamental drivers of biological and physical processes.